US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday once again suggested the international community should show gratitude for President Donald Trump’s illegal war with Iran, which has led to a global oil supply shock and created the potential for food shortages in the coming months.

Speaking with reporters at the Pentagon, Hegseth defended the president’s decision to launch a war of choice with Iran that so far has cost US taxpayers an estimated $60 billion.

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    The ridiculous shit Russian officials say for internal political consumption make a bit more sense now. Just like Hegseth is really only talking to Trump and the Maga base.

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      No. Trump is a strong narcissist. He only believes things that make himself feel good. It really is that weird.

      But his supporters know what they’re doing, unless they’re drunk or stoned, which is often.

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    We’re a gnat’s eyelash away from zero consensus reality, no agreed facts, and a permanent upper class filled with twats like Hegseth.

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    Alternate title:

    Drunken idiotic cunt says cuntish things due to being one of the world’s biggest cunts in recent history. Then cowards parrot his cunt words instead of being reporters or doing any real journalism.

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    Pete is such a shit stain even his own mama thinks he’s shit. The Mexican cartels don’t target the right people.

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    Yo Petey, go kirk yerself, Huh huh yukkity yukkity, I F’n mean it, har har har! Srsly do it solo. Have a moment of dignity in your wretched life. Chuckle, snort.

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      Seriously, Come at me Bruh. It would give my Rock-N-Roll career a much needed boost. I have one bad foot, a new orthotic device. I’m not military fit but I am a former athlete turned hippie. Do you think for one minute I would turn down a cage match with yo scrawny ass? Oh hell naw Lady Hegseth, 🙌 Did I mention that I am 6’3 285 lbs & “Country Strong”? I’ll square up any day. Beware, I tickle.😕

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    Peter Hegseth is a failed human being. A stain in modern time. He is part of a greater calamity this timeline has witnessed called the MAGA movement and the Trump Administration. They are the destroyer of worlds, the Anti-Christ. The pestilence. The plague. The apocalypse. The four horsemen all wrapped up into one package.

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      I agree with the sentiment, but can we please quit it with the Christian eschatology analogies? There are enough nutbags out there drawing the same comparisons as it is, except they take them literally and find them encouraging.

      Plus, in my opinion, the more we equate these people with mythological figures of doom and dread, the harder it becomes to feel like we can actually do anything about them.

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    This is the guy that breaks into your home, steals your stuff, shoots your dog, then sues you because he twisted his ankle climbing out the window.